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341 System Jan 202304
Irene Iddesleigh by Amanda McKittrick Ros [2/5] reviewRR First 3rd of
Necronomicon by H.P.Lovecraft [5/5] review01
On the Beach by Nevil Shute [3/5] review
341 System Feb-Mar 202302
How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland [4/5] review03
The High Place by James Branch Cabell [5/5] review04
The Dalkey Archive by Flann O'Brien [3/5] reviewRR
B.C. Is Alive And Well! by Johnny Hart [2/5] 01
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka [3/5] 02
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust [3/5] review03
Moonfolk by Jane G. Austin [4/5] reviewRR Second 3rd of
Necronomicon by H.P.Lovecraft [5/5] review
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I was only going to skip Fragile Things but Zicci turned out to be a short story and Alice is a sequel so didn’t want to read that before the previous one which isn’t on my shelf yet.
I believe 1997 was when Marvel declared bankruptcy, so maybe its all uphill from here? :P . Now read from 1963 to aug '97.Achievement Unlocked
April, May, June, July, August 1997
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Achievement Unlocked Limanora: The Island of Progress
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I love what you've done with the multiple fields and criteria for selection. The field "books added the oldest to TBR" is a good way to read them asap. All the best!
Ila wrote: "I love what you've done with the multiple fields and criteria for selection. The field "books added the oldest to TBR" is a good way to read them asap. All the best!"Yeah i'm pretty sure i stole that one from someone else in the group ;) . Just added it last year but a good way to start chipping away at the backlog.
On a related note i saw someone post this recently from HandsOffMyDinosaur :lol .
341 System Apr 202301
War with the Newts by Karel Čapek [3/5] review02
Adventures of the Young Soldier in Search of the Better World by C.E.M. Joad [3/5] review03
Dubliners by James Joyce [4/5] reviewRR
B.C. Right On by Johnny Hart [2/5]01
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys [3/5] review02
Limanora: The Island of Progress by John MacMillan Brown [3/5] review03
X-Men, Operation: Zero Tolerance by various [4/5] reviewRR Final 3rd of
Necronomicon by H.P.Lovecraft [5/5] review
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Tales of Wonder by Lord Dunsany.I also previously read Dubliners by Joyce but i wasn’t sure if that was written separately. If stories are all written together to form a whole then i don’t count them as shortstories, to me they’re more just chapters with unrelated characters :P .
341 System May 202301
Tales of Wonder by Lord Dunsany [2/5] review02
Dune by Frank Herbert [4/5] review03
X-Men the Trial of Gambit by various [2/5] reviewRR
B.C. Cave-In by Johnny Hart [2/5]
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Grace Latouche and the Warringtons
I cheated a little bit with this one. It originally said 5 books, however i read the Dubliners which wasn’t on the list but one of the longer stories from it (The Dead) was so i’ve changed it to 5 items.Achievement Unlocked
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Grace Latouche and the Warringtons isn't just a name, buts its a name and only other names so i'm counting it ;) .
Yes, its going well. I don't think i'll finish Joyce or Flann this year, just because i'm enjoying them and so will probably space them out a bit more.29 books down, so perfectly on track for my usual target of 60 books a year.
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341 System Jun 202301
The Martian Girl by Andrew Martin [3/5] review02
Illustrated encyclopedia of the mineral kingdom by Alan Robert Woolley [3/5]03
The Iron Heel by Jack London [4/5] reviewRR
B.C. One More Time by Johnny Hart [3/5]01
Grace Latouche and the Warringtons by Marjorie Bowen [3/5] review02
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus [3/5] review03
The Ship That Sailed to Mars by William M. Timlin [4/5] review
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although I’ve read this before, it was a prose translation, so in terms of poetry I’m counting this as new. Also, only Book 1 read so far. I’m counting it as multiple items due to length.
Achievement Unlocked Amanda McKittrick Ros, Nevil Shute, Marcel Proust, Jane G. Austin, C.E.M. Joad, Jean Rhys, Frank Herbert, Andrew Martin, Alan Robert Woolley, Jack London, Marjorie Bowen, Albert Camus, William M. Timlin, Brian W. Aldiss, Margery Lawrence
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341 System Jul 2023RR
Orlando Innamorato: Book 1 by Boiardo and A.S.Kline [4/5] review01
Matilda by Roald Dahl [4/5] review02
Frankenstein Unbound by Brian Aldiss [4/5] review03
The Italian Boy by Sarah Wise [5/5] review04
Terraces of Night by Margery Lawrence [4/5] reviewRR
Orlando Innamorato: Book 2 by Boiardo and A.S.Kline [3/5] review01
AllNewX-men Out of Their Depth by Bendis, Marquez, Immonen [4/5]
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341 System Aug 202302
Straws and Prayer-Books by James Branch Cabell [3/5] review03
Better to have Loved by Merril and Pohl-Weary [2/5] reviewRR
Orlando Innamorato: Book 3 by Boiardo and A.S.Kline [3/5] review01
The Golliwoggs Auto-Go-Cart by Florence Kate Upton [4/5] review02
White Trash Zombie: Gone Wild by Diana Rowland [5/5] review03
A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs [3/5] reviewRR
B.C. Dip In Road by Johnny Hart [2/5] review
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You know most of these were 3 or 4 stars before but evidently their humour has been all drained out.
Even the last one which is actually a brand new one to me. Oh well, they're heading to the secondhand store when i need to make shelf room.
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341 System Sep 202301
The Silver Stallion by James Branch Cabell [4/5] review02
Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake [3/5] review03
Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis [4/5] reviewRR
B.C. Great Zot I'm Beautiful by Johnny Hart [2/5]01
Conquest of the Moon by Paschal Grousset [2/5] review02
Uncanny X-men: The Good, the Bad, the Inhuman by Bendis, Bachalo, Irving [3/5] review03
B.C. Where The Hell Is Heck? by Johnny Hart [2/5]RR First Quarter of
Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto [4/5] review01
Three days in Memphis by Max Uhlemann [2/5] review02
William Shakespeare's Avengers by Ian Doescher [3/5] review
341 System Oct 202303
The Great Stone of Sardis by Frank R. Stockton [2/5] reviewRR Second Quarter of
Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto [3/5] review01
Rick and Morty, Vol.1 by Zac Gorman [2/5] review
341 System Nov 202302
Jerusalem by Alan Moore [4/5] review03
The Last Generation by James Elroy Flecker [4/5] reviewRR Third Quarter of
Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto [4/5] review01
The Thing in the Woods by Margery Williams Bianco [2/5] review02
Dreams and Delights by L.Adams Beck [3/5] review
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341 System Dec 202303
The Fox-Woman, the Blue Pagoda by A. Merritt & Hannes Bok [3/5] reviewRR Final Quarter of
Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto [4/5] reviewMy last update of 2023. I actually failed to reach my usual target of 60 books for the first time since i joined this group.
But i did make the secondary of 16,000+ pages, which is usually about equivalent to 60 books, i guess it was just due to a few larger reads this time.
Anyway not a great year, pretty lacklustre overall. No real, new favourites.
Begone, past year, we welcome your replacement, and pray she will be kinder.
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I will read 3 OR 4 new books (depending on mood) and then 1 reread. And there's plenty of achievements to aim for too.
Possible Achievements 2023:
CALLIGRAPHY: Write 40 reviews.DEJA-VIEW: Complete 4000 pages of Rereads.BEAT-THE-TIDE: Complete all Owned unread books.
THE-FIRST-SEX: Read 10 books by female authors.AUTHOR-ALT: Read 5 new non-sequels by authors you've read before.REAL-FICTION:Read 5 non-fiction books.TEXT-SUPPORT: Read 5 books from the group bookshelves.DEPRESSION-ERA-DRAFTS: Read 3 books from the 1930s.CRY-UNQUEL: Read 3 books connected to a work by a different author.PEOPLE-PAPERS: Read 3 books with titles that include (but not limited to) a name.PAPER-PEOPLE: Read 3 books with titles that consist only of a name.READ-MY-SHORTS: Read one new collection of short stories.NOBODYS-BUSINESS: Read 1 new book that has never been rated.TOME-RAIDER: Read 1 new book that is over 600 pages.POETRY-SMOETRY:Read 1 new poetry collection.LOVEIT-OR-LEAVEIT:Read the 3 oldest additions to your TBR, after removals if wanted.SEQUELITIS: Read 10 books in series you've already started.FRESH-PERSPECTIVE: Read 15 books by authors you've never read before.CENTURY-SWEEP: Read books from 10 different decades.SESQUICENTENNIAL-SWEEP:Read books from 15 different decades total.BICENTENNIAL-SWEEP: Read books from 20 different decades total.X-EMPLARY:Read 5 months of X-Men comic appearances.CLEVER-FELLOW: Read 3 books from the Biography of Manuel.POICTESME-PRO: Complete the Biography of Manuel.
MERRY-MERRIL-MEDLEY: Read 5 books from the Merril Collection.OLDEST-JOKES: Reread my B.C. comicstrip books.BRAINFOOD: Complete the White Trash Zombie series.
REJOYCE: Complete all 4 of James Joyce's novels.
THE-COMPLETE-PANCAKE: Complete all 5 of Flann O'Brien's novels.
STANDARD-PRACTISE: Read 60 items.
MAKE-IT-COUNT: Read 16,000 pages.LITERARY-GOLD : Read 5 Five-Star books.
CRUD-COMPOSITIONS : Read 5 One-Star books.